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Newspaper reports this morning of a BA FO getting removed from a flight by police as some of the cabin crew had called 999 stating that they thought he was drunk.
'Drunk' British Airways pilot hauled from Gatwick flight | Daily Mail Online
'Drunk' British Airways pilot hauled from Gatwick flight | Daily Mail Online
Because the Captain covered his buddy and the lead FA ratted.
Nice Crew synergy.
If I were BA I’d have both replaced on that flight and investigated.
As of the time of the article the FO is still in lockup which means he blew over the limit.
Nice Crew synergy.
If I were BA I’d have both replaced on that flight and investigated.
As of the time of the article the FO is still in lockup which means he blew over the limit.
surely all the crew FD and CC should have been stood down and a new standby crew used
hardly the right synergy for a long haul overnight operation - ah but it was MRU so maybe a few days on the beach was attractive?
hardly the right synergy for a long haul overnight operation - ah but it was MRU so maybe a few days on the beach was attractive?
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This drunk pilot scenario happens all too frequently in my opinion, another one in yesterday's news:
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nati...was-drunk.html
Under Indian DCGA rules if you show up drunk for work as a pilot your license is suspended for 90 days.
Dubai flight delayed as pilot was drunk
DECCAN CHRONICLE. | GURURAJ A PANIYADI
Published Jan 19, 2018, 5:26 am ISTUpdated Jan 19, 2018, 5:26 am IST
Mangaluru: The first officer scheduled to fly the Mangaluru- Dubai flight of a private airlines was denied permission after he tested positive for alcohol. The flight, carrying 180 passengers ,was scheduled to leave Mangaluru International Airport at 12.15 am on Wednesday. However, it could leave only at 5 am.
As per rules, a pilot has to undergo strict medical checkup. If the pilot is found positive of alcohol then he is not allowed to fly the plane and the airline makes alternate arrangements. Turkey based Corendon Airlines First Officer Sebahat Ulku Erk was scheduled to operate the SpiceJet flight SG-059 (wet lease aircraft) from M’luru International Airport to Dubai. “The first officer failed to meet the stringent SpiceJet safety standards and tested positive during pre-flight medical check for alcohol," SpiceJet officials said. "He was not permitted to operate the flight. He has been suspended and sent back to his country," they added.
According to sources after Sebahat was denied permission to operate the flight, the airlines had to schedule another pilot. The alternate pilot arrived, the flight could not takeoff from the airport due to NOTAM (during which no flight can land or take off). NOTAM was in force from 12.15 am to 4.14 am and so was rescheduled.
DECCAN CHRONICLE. | GURURAJ A PANIYADI
Published Jan 19, 2018, 5:26 am ISTUpdated Jan 19, 2018, 5:26 am IST
Mangaluru: The first officer scheduled to fly the Mangaluru- Dubai flight of a private airlines was denied permission after he tested positive for alcohol. The flight, carrying 180 passengers ,was scheduled to leave Mangaluru International Airport at 12.15 am on Wednesday. However, it could leave only at 5 am.
As per rules, a pilot has to undergo strict medical checkup. If the pilot is found positive of alcohol then he is not allowed to fly the plane and the airline makes alternate arrangements. Turkey based Corendon Airlines First Officer Sebahat Ulku Erk was scheduled to operate the SpiceJet flight SG-059 (wet lease aircraft) from M’luru International Airport to Dubai. “The first officer failed to meet the stringent SpiceJet safety standards and tested positive during pre-flight medical check for alcohol," SpiceJet officials said. "He was not permitted to operate the flight. He has been suspended and sent back to his country," they added.
According to sources after Sebahat was denied permission to operate the flight, the airlines had to schedule another pilot. The alternate pilot arrived, the flight could not takeoff from the airport due to NOTAM (during which no flight can land or take off). NOTAM was in force from 12.15 am to 4.14 am and so was rescheduled.
Under Indian DCGA rules if you show up drunk for work as a pilot your license is suspended for 90 days.
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Accusation supported by? Possibly he hadn’t come in as close contact as he was the relief pilot, but leveling an accusation is warrantless unless you know this to be a fact
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Because the Captain covered his buddy and the lead FA ratted.
Nice Crew synergy."
you seem to be suggesting the Captain was right and the lead FA was wrong ???
Nice Crew synergy."
you seem to be suggesting the Captain was right and the lead FA was wrong ???
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Best to wait and see what the real facts are. Remember the Virgin Pilot on a strict Atkins diet that was breathalyzed because he was suffering from a side effect of it and smelt of alcohol?
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indeed true, the ketones emitted by the breath can fool one, we see that also when some of our guys are fasting during Ramadan
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Let's not forget that the FO would have been arrested on suspicion of performing an aviation function at a time when the proportion of alcohol in his breath, blood or urine exceeds the prescribed limit.
Unless he's failed to provide a specimen, he's most likely gone to blood/urine analysis which will take a week or so to get the results.
As we have no idea at the moment if he was over the prescribed limit or not, let's not cast any aspersions until the results are back and let's see if he's charged or not.
Unless he's failed to provide a specimen, he's most likely gone to blood/urine analysis which will take a week or so to get the results.
As we have no idea at the moment if he was over the prescribed limit or not, let's not cast any aspersions until the results are back and let's see if he's charged or not.
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As Flann O'Brian said, a pint of plain is your only man. It would be interesting to see his blood alcohol level. It may have been a medical condition. Let us not jump to judgement.
Outrageous accusation. Do you have any evidence?
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https://www.webmd.com/oral-health/fe...e-bad-breath#1
there, looked it up for you
